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Preparing for your child’s arrival involves a beautiful, if slightly overwhelming, whirlwind of preparations. Between choosing the perfect nursery decor and finding a pediatrician you truly trust, your heart and mind are already working overtime to protect your little one. Between these milestones, many critical medical decisions require your attention—the most important being preserving life-saving stem cells from your baby’s umbilical cord blood. If you’ve been told you need a caesarean section, it’s only natural to feel a little extra nervous ‘on delivery day’. You may be wondering if C-section moms-to-be can get cord blood, especially with all the activity…
How I saved $200 on my grocery bill while staying high protein and GF/DF. Can you eat high protein as an athlete on a budget? Yes. Using Inventory Driven Planning, strategic batch cooking, and discount apps like Flipp, you can save more than $200 a month on groceries without sacrificing performance nutrition or specialty diets like gluten-free (GF) and dairy-free (DF). 🎙️ Do you prefer to listen? See the full breakdown of these tips at Women’s Sports Nutrition episode: “How to save $200 off my grocery bill.” Are high grocery bills keeping you from keeping up? You are not alone.…
Staying fit doesn’t always require intense workouts. Some days, you may feel too tired to exercise. And that’s okay! It’s easy to not exercise at all when this happens. But not every workout needs to leave you feeling exhausted. The key is to know what type of exercise suits your current energy levels. Doing slow exercises is still better than none at all. Gentle yoga is designed to support both your body and mind when you feel tired. The best part is that you don’t need any equipment, not even a yoga mat. These are perfect lazy workouts. They are…
A study of more than 50,000 pregnant women in Norway during the 2023/24 influenza season found that only 29.9% were vaccinated against influenza and 12.1% against COVID-19 during pregnancy, remaining well below the recommended targets. The study was published in Eurosurveillance and conducted by Stecher et al. from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza is recommended during pregnancy by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Norway, as pregnant women and their newborns are at increased risk of severe outcomes from these diseases. For at-risk groups, the WHO recommends a vaccination target of 75% for both…
Meet Ann. She is a 68 year old retired vet and had one bad skiing accident which caused her to tear her ACL (one of the knee ligaments). And of course, he had ACL surgery. Anne West After that operation, of course he went to physical therapy. While he was helping her at first, he came to a point she was stuck. If she had been sedentary, her recovery – albeit incomplete – would have been quite good. But Ann was not sedentary. She was very active. So, for her purposes, she reached the limit of what physical therapy can…
Does that sound like you? You value healthy eating, then you spend a lot of time and effort making sure your diet has the perfect combination of macronutrients and micronutrients. You feel more secure when you make your own meals (and know exactly what they contain) and you don’t understand why your friends get upset when you won’t go out to eat with them. You also don’t understand why your colleagues think you’re stuck you never come to office birthday celebrations. And you had no answer when your sister asked because you only ate the turkey and salad you brought…
A controlled human study reveals that coffee’s complex chemical matrix can modulate immune responses differently than pure caffeine, highlighting how daily dietary exposure can subtly affect physiology. Study: Immune modulation in response to coffee intake: a pilot study. Image credit: ZeiMomArt / Shutterstock In a recent study published in European Journal of Nutritionresearchers evaluated the acute immune effects of coffee compared to an equivalent dose of caffeine in solution and water in healthy adults. Coffee consumption and caffeine exposure have been widely studied due to their potential metabolic and immunological effects, which affect quality of life and are of public…
Many people live with it effects of trauma without realizing it. They may function well on the surface—holding down jobs, taking care of family, and managing daily responsibilities—while quietly struggling within. Trauma therapy is not just for people who have experienced extreme or widely recognized events. It is for anyone whose past experiences continue to affect their emotional health, relationships or ability to feel safe. This article explores what is trauma therapy, signs that you may benefit from specialized careand how trauma-informed therapy can support lasting healing;. What is trauma therapy? Trauma therapy is a specialized form of mental health…
The Biological Hazard of Spicules: A Scientific Critique of “Liquid Mi – OUMERE Skip to content Congratulations! Your order qualifies for free shipping You are 80 away from free shipping. Receive a free OUMERE travel set with this order. Add $600 worth of OUMERE to your cart, add a travel set and enter code TRAVELSET at checkout to receive your OUMERE gift. There are no other products available for purchase Products The Biological Hazard of Spicules: A Scientific Critique of “Liquid Microneedling”February 04, 2026By Wendy Ouriel UMERE Summary The skin care industry has recently popularized “spicules” — tiny…
Sarah Rice BSc. (Hons), MCOptom (UK), MHP, NNP It is not surprising that the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and microbiota are attracting considerable interest in the research field. As the primary interface with the outside world, the GIT is a central hub for nutrient and immune signaling that has bidirectional effects on all body systems. The microbiome consists of approximately 100 trillion microorganisms that inhabit the human gut. These microorganisms, along with the metabolites they generate, interact with human physiology and can affect a wide range of conditions. Commentary on various conditions and their relationship to the microbiome is widespread in…